Science and Paganism

CANCELLED for Spring 2013 Semester. Watch for this to be offered in the near future.

Survey course introducing the scientific method and its relation to Pagan eclecticism; evolution vs. “creation science” vs “intelligent design” as exemplars for critical thinking, evaluating evidence, and healthy vs. pathological religious responses to new ideas; Big Bang cosmology as theory, fact, and creation myth: Consciousness, free will, and magick as variously illuminated by the study of quantum physics, neuroscience, and parapsychology, and basic concepts from anthropology and their application to the modern Pagan movement. In addition, we will look at current paleontological understanding of the Earth’s history and the speculative Gaia hypothesis, with discussion of these ideas’ relationship to the concepts of Mother Goddess and sacred Earth. This class meets concurrently with students in the CHS certificate program. N5910

Real World Pagan Ethics

What does it mean to be an ethical Pagan practitioner? How can you tell if a teacher or coven leader has good boundaries? When we step into leadership, how can we make sure we are doing right by our communities? This course is designed to help clarify our internal ethical code, and then apply it to the areas of Community, Service, Ritual, and Leadership. The poet and philosopher M.C. Richards wrote, “It takes a golden ear to be empty enough of itself to hear clearly.” We will approach the formation of healthy, rigorous ethics and boundaries in the spirit of deep listening and open conversation, and follow where it leads.

Ongoing year-round self-paced

Effective Web Site Development for Pagan Organizations

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A Path to Ordination

15-month self-study with faculty mentor.

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